Maevia Noemí Correa

Maevia Noemí Correa (1914-2005) was an Argentine botanist, researcher, botanical curator, and professor. She studied in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum Studies at the National University of La Plata; and in 1953, she completed her doctorate in Natural Sciences at the same university, with the dissertation, "Las Orquídeas Argentinas de la Tribu Polychondreae Schltr., subtribu Spiranthinae Pfitzer", under the direction of Dr. Ángel Lulio Cabrera. Between 1956 and 1957, she was sponsored by the American Association of University Women, to study at the Department of Botany, University of California, Berkeley. From 1956 to 1958, she served as Technical Researcher at the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, Botany Institute in Argentina. She is associated with the National Agricultural Technology Institute (NITA) and served there between 1958 and 1983, as Technical Researcher. She worked on several projects during her career including "Estudio y relevamiento de la Flora Patagónica", and "Estudio taxonómico de la Flora Patagónica". She served as Herbarium Curator, and as National Coordinator of the Regional Flora Plan (1981-1990).

Honours

In her honour, 14 February has been designated "Día del Orquideófilo".[1]

Selected works

The standard author abbreviation M.N.Correa is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

Books

Book chapters

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